HomeAll TrailsHoab 4x4 Trail, Damaraland
Easy
Off-Road
🇳🇦 Namibia
Recorded Trail

This track was recorded on the ground by an actual expedition vehicle.

ID: NA-KU-01

Hoab 4x4 Trail, Damaraland

Added on 30 Sep 2026
Logged by @trailxon27 September 2022

Desert 4x4 route along the Hoab valley in Damaraland.

Trail Map

Initialising Map Engine...

Trail Profile

General Instructions

Travel in convoy with water and recovery gear.

Weather check

At Start
451m

Sampling Micro-Climate...

-20.3639, 14.1890

Slide to preview conditions across the entire route • Point: -20.3639, 14.1890 @ 451m

Quick Stats

Distance
48.34 km
Type
Off-Road Trail
Elevation Range
404m - 582m
Max Elevation
582 m
Max Gradient
1.3%
0.8%

Highlights

  • Damaraland desert
  • Desert-adapted elephants

Field Radio Protocol

VHF-UHF Communication

Emergency Simplex
146.520MHz
Team Coordination
446.006MHz
Scout Primary
146.400MHz

Propagation Telemetry

Ridge Line

92%

Gorge Floor

18%

Sector Relay: Sector Alpha Relay• 12-18 KM Range

Regulatory Compliance

VHF/UHF frequencies are for monitoring and emergency coordination only. Transmitting on these bands may require an Amateur Radio License or regional government permits. Check local telecommunications laws before operation.

Technical Analysis

Total Ascent

+179 m

Total Descent

-49 m

Ruggedness Index

Terrain Roughness Index

Vertical displacement per km. Typical range: 0 (Smooth) to 100+ (Extreme Mountain).

0 (Smooth)50 (Steep)100+ (Extreme)
4.7

4.7

Tortuosity Index

Route Curviness Index

Ratio of actual path to straight line. Typical range: 1.0 (Direct) to 3.0+ (Switchbacks).

1.0 (Direct)2.0 (Winding)3.0+ (Serpentine)
1.61

1.61

Gradient Distribution

Flat (0-3%)100%
Moderate (3-8%)0%
Steep (>8%)0%

Surface & Hydrology

Paved0%
Unpaved100%

Surface Spectrum Analysis

Dirt Track
100%
Water Crossings

Includes only technical water fords where the vehicle actively enters a stream or riverbed. Permanent bridges are excluded from this count.

1

Difficulty Analysis

SCORE: 15

Difficulty is determined by a technical multi-vector analysis of elevation profile, surface quality, and topographic intensity.

Resulting CategoryEasy

Bounding Box (WGS84)

MIN LAT: -20.546860
MAX LAT: -20.363936
MIN LON: 14.164039
MAX LON: 14.400259

Point Spacing: 25.4 m • Engine: TrailX Precision GPX ANALYTICS v1.0.0

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